Sunday, October 03, 2010

A Reminder....

I got this sent to my email which proves to be a useful reminder.

In this day and age mankind has become controlled by his emotions.

It's good to harness your emotions to benefit yourself and the rest of the community. Such as love, caring, fear, hope etc.
But some emotions (such as anger) if left to run wild can have devastating repercussions.
Read this pearl of wisdom from our beloved Prophet Muhammad (SAW) narrated by Abu Huraira: Muhammad (SAW) said "The strong is not the one who overcomes the people by his strength, but the strong is the one who controls himself while in anger." (Bukhari)
So how do you control your anger? The Prophet (SAW) also gave us the solution:
Seek Allah’s protection from the cursed devil: Saying A’3othu billAhi min aShatana Rajeem.
Change position: When one of you becomes angry while standing, he should sit down. If the anger leaves him, well and good; otherwise he should lie down.
Perform Wudu: Anger comes from the devil, the devil was created of fire, and fire is extinguished only with water; so when one of you becomes angry, he should perform ablution.